Big Stax 300
Day 1c Started
Parx Big Stax XXXII
Big Stax 300
Day: 1c
Day 1c of the Parx Big Stax 300 Begins at 11 a.m.
February is set to be a big month for tournament poker at Parx Casino in Bensalem Pennsylvania, with the Big Stax XXXII festival running throughout the month.
The first of three main events in the series continues today at 11 a.m., as Day 1c of the Big Stax 300 gets underway. This $300+40 buy-in tournament features the most affordable price point of the main events, and today’s action kicks off as the third of four Day 1 flights.
Beginning with a 30,000 starting stack, players will play through 14 45-minute levels today, with the blinds starting at 100/100. A big blind ante kicks in on Level 2, and the blinds ante will be at 1500/3000/3000 by the end of Level 14.
The field will take short breaks after every third level, with a 75-minute dinner break set to take place at 6:30 p.m. local time.
The Parx 300 is an unlimited re-entry event, with re-entry and late registration available through the beginning of Level 16, which is the second level of play scheduled for Day 2, which begins Sunday. Day 2 will feature all surviving players from Day 1a, 1b, 1c and 1d .
The February 2019 edition of the Big Stax 300 drew 2,874 entries, for a total prize pool of $819,090. Victor Ramdin was the eventual champion, taking home $87,327 for the win.
Follow along with the PokerNews live reporting team as the Parx Big Stax 300 continues!
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 0
Shuffle Up and Deal!
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
Day 1c is underway.
Third of Four Day 1 Flights
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
Two Day 1 flights are done, with two more to go. Day 1c is the third Day 1 flight of the Parx Big Stax 300, with Day 1d scheduled for Saturday.
Day 2 will commence Sunday, with the surviving players from Day 1a, 1b, 1c and 1d coming back as a combined pool to play on. All four Day 1 flights will feature 14 levels of 45 minutes each.
The first two Day 1 flights have seen 822 total entries, with 133 survivors. Check out the full list of players that advanced in Thursday's Day 1b flight here, as well as the results for Day 1a here.
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Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
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Grausam Up Early
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
With around 12,000 already in the pot, the big blind checked into John Grausam under the gun, with the board showing 
. Grausam bet 10,000, and the big blind thought it over for a bit, then made the call.
Both players checked the 
river, and Grausam's 
got the best of the big blind's 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
45,000 |
Malinconico Gets the Flush Paid Off
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
The hijack opened to 300, the cutoff three-bet to 1,100, Mike Malinconico cold called, the and button folded.
The flop came 
, and both players checked.
Malinconico bet 2,700 on the 
turn, and the cutoff called.
Malinconico bet again on the 
river, this time for 4,200, and the cutoff called. Malinconico tabled 
for the flush, getting the best of the cutoff's 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
38,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
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Level 2
: 100/100, 100 ante
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